Partnership to Align Leading-Edge Design, Craftsmanship, and Digital Technologies to Drive Innovation
Partnership to Align Leading-Edge Design, Craftsmanship, and Digital Technologies to Drive Innovation
COLUMBUS, Ohio--The Ohio State University and Whirlpool Corporation have launched a research collaboration, with a focus on developing innovative and sustainable technologies aimed at improving life at home.
"Through strategic collaboration with The Ohio State University, employing innovative research methodologies, and leveraging expert insights, Whirlpool Corporation will continue to deliver customer-driven solutions influenced by intellectual curiosity and pioneering innovation, said Khizar Bhutta, Whirlpool Corporation’s open innovation program leader."
By working closely with university experts in state-of-the-art laboratories at Ohio State and leveraging its global scale, Whirlpool Corp. intends to apply pioneering research to address real-world challenges through its iconic and extensive brand portfolio.
“We look forward to driving purposeful innovation by connecting Whirlpool Corporation’s expertise with the forward-thinking solutions of Ohio State researchers,” said Alissa Comella, associate vice president of Corporate Partnerships in the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge. “This partnership presents a significant and meaningful opportunity for us at Ohio State.”
Ohio State's Corporate Partnerships team is dedicated to fostering and facilitating relationships that create mutual value for both the university and industry. These strategic alliances help spur innovation, build talent pipelines, expand student opportunities, leverage expertise, and enhance economic development efforts.
More than 1,400 businesses leverage Ohio State's vast network of resources, partners, alumni, and university consortiums.
About The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University is a top-ranked flagship public research university with a nationally recognized academic medical center. The university offers more than 200 majors — plus 500 specializations— for undergraduates to explore, along with 230 master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs. Across all campuses, Ohio State enrolls over 65,000 students in 15 colleges and supports more than 300 academic and interdisciplinary research centers and institutes. With a dynamic and engaged group of more than 600,000 living alumni and extensive partnerships locally and globally, Ohio State has an unparalleled capacity to bring people together and provide expertise and resources to create solutions to the problems the world is facing now.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR), is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual net sales, 59,000 employees and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.